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<div class="jfdefaulttext">There are no translations available.</div><br/><p><img class="caption" src="/images/stories/demo/ac/sri_lanka_ecotourism_web_091107.jpg" border="0" align="left"/><strong><font color="#ff6600">Download - <a href="/images/podcast/Data_071109/sri_lanka_eco_tourism_final_bhs_inggris_091107.mp3" onclick="window.open('/images/podcast/Data_071109/sri_lanka_eco_tourism_final_bhs_inggris_091107.mp3','','resizable=yes,width=400,height=200');return false;">Listen</a></font> </strong></p><p><strong>The Sri Lankan government wants to rapidly develop their tourism industry following the end of the 30 year long civil war. </strong></p><p><strong>The President has set a target of 2.5 million visitors by 2016.<br/></strong></p><p><strong>The end of the conflict has opened up the North and East of the country to international visitors.<br/></strong></p><p><strong>Two-thirds of the coastline was formerly controlled by the Tamil Tiger rebels who were fighting for a separate homeland.<br/></strong></p><p><strong>Rebecca Henschke, in the capital Colombo, takes a look at what the country has to offer.</strong></p><p> </p><div class="jcomments-links"><a class="readmore-link" href="/km/special-reports/after-the-war-the-hard-work-begins-in-sri-lanka/1441-sri-lanka-calls-for-tourism-development-boom" title="Sri Lanka Calls for Tourism Development Boom">អានអត្ថបទទាំងស្រុង...</a> </div>
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Living Under Close Scrutiny in Sri Lanka </h2>
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The Dreamtime Wisdom and Modern Time Vision of Australia’s Wirrinyga Band </h2>
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Bangladesh’s Long Wait For Justice </h2>
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<div class="jfdefaulttext">There are no translations available.</div><br/><p><img class="caption" src="/images/stories/demo/ac/bangladesh_justice_web.jpg" border="0" width="210" height="161" align="left"/><strong><font color="#ff6600">Download - <a href="/images/podcast/Data_220809/bangladesh_justice_final_bhs_inggris_090822.mp3" onclick="window.open('/images/podcast/Data_220809/bangladesh_justice_final_bhs_inggris_090822.mp3','','resizable=yes,width=400,height=200');return false;">Listen </a></font> </strong></p><p><strong>In 1971 East Pakistan began its war of independence with West Pakistan, a nine-month conflict in which of hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of Bengali's were killed or murdered. </strong></p><p><strong>From this struggle Bangladesh was born. </strong></p><p><strong>But the legacy of the killings carried out at the hands of Pakistan's auxiliary forces continues to this day, with many demanding justice for what they refer to as genocide.<br/></strong></p><p><strong>Now 38 years on, after repeated failures the countries government says it is ready to prosecute those responsible for the genocide. <br/></strong></p><p><strong>On a recent visit to the capital Dhaka our reporter Katie Hamann met with families of those who were killed and others pushing for the establishment of a war crimes tribunal. </strong></p><p><strong>She asked them why it has taken so long and whether justice can finally be achieved. </strong></p><p> </p><div class="jcomments-links"><a class="readmore-link" href="/km/special-reports/bangladesh-battles-its-past-and-future/1119-bangladeshs-long-wait-for-justice" title="Bangladesh’s Long Wait For Justice">អានអត្ថបទទាំងស្រុង...</a> </div>
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Australians Seek Reconciliation Through Tourism </h2>
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<div class="jfdefaulttext">There are no translations available.</div><br/><p><img class="caption" src="/images/stories/demo/ac/australia_tourism_and_reconciliation_web.jpg" border="0" align="left"/><strong><font color="#ff6600">Download - <a href="/images/podcast/Data_220809/australia_reconciliation_and_tourism_final_bhs_inggris_090822.mp3" onclick="window.open('/images/podcast/Data_220809/australia_reconciliation_and_tourism_final_bhs_inggris_090822.mp3','','resizable=yes,width=400,height=200');return false;">Listen</a></font> </strong></p><p><strong>Australia is a country struggling to reconcile its indigenous history. <br/></strong></p><p><strong>This history has in the past been absent from the national identity and recorded histories. <br/></strong></p><p><strong>But nowadays, non-indigenous Australians are seeking to reconcile their ‘black’ past, and they’re doing it through cultural experiences like those offered by tourism.<br/></strong></p><p><strong>As a result, some say that things are changing, while others say we haven’t come nearly far enough. <br/></strong></p><p><strong>Michael Leung bring us this insider look at a country trying to reconcile its history.</strong></p><div class="jcomments-links"><a class="readmore-link" href="/km/special-reports/dreamtime-wisdom-and-modern-vision-of-aboriginal/693-australians-seek-reconciliation-through-tourism" title="Australians Seek Reconciliation Through Tourism">អានអត្ថបទទាំងស្រុង...</a> </div>
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